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Recognizing voices harder for people with dyslexia
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pick up the phone and hear, “Hey, what’s up?” Chances are, those few words are enough to recognize who’s speaking — perhaps unless you have d...
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Doctors debate: Should government’s ‘mystery shoppers’ spy on docs?
By Andrew Doughman McClatchy-Tribune News Service Doctors in nine states last month avoided what some saw as an unwelcome “mystery shopper” patient: the federal government. Government rese...
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Quiz: The sweet fruit from ficus trees, figs
By Sam McManis McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) You say you don't give a fig about the sweet fruit that comes from the ficus tree? Well, you will after taking a succulent bite out of our quiz. 1. Whi...
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Alan Reed | The Sun Ruth Kraper, a registered dietitian at Western Baptist Hospital, serves Jamie Hill, a radiography technician, a meal with a side of carrots. Carrots include vitamin A which a body needs for healthy skin and skeletal cells and for good vision, especially at night. Kraper recommends people get vitamin A from foods like carrots, green leafy vegetables and orange foods like cantaloupe, carrots and squash.
Care needed when supplementing a necessary vitamin
By Alan Reed areed@paducahsun.com Vitamin A is a needed dietary supplement but can be toxic if the recommended daily allowance is exceeded. Michelle Lowe, pharmacist at Lone Oak Pharmacy,...
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Ron Pullen said he ignored warning signs leading to a heart attack and open heart surgery in 2005. Pullen, now back at work at Heartland Cares Clinic as a patient care coordinator, said fellow black Americans should visit events like Western Baptist Hospital's free screening on Aug. 4 to determine if they are at risk, learn warning signs and understand lifestyle changes that could prevent cardiovascular disease.
Western Baptist offering two free health events
Western Baptist Hospital will offer two free events to promote health in children and black Americans. Dr. Patrick Withrow, chief medical officer at WBH, said the community is invited to a free ...
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Alan Reed | The Sun Michael Cornwell stocks oils at Food World IGA of Future City. Store manager Barry Babb said customers seem split along generational lines about preferences for oils and fats. Older customers accustomed to butter, lard and less healthful products still purchase them. Younger customers concerned with health-conscious products prefer canola and olive oils.
The right oils make a difference with health
By Alan Reed areed@paducahsun.com Eating the right fats and oils may mean the difference between a healthy life and heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other problems. Georgia Boyd, a reg...
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Boomers more obese than any other generation
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too. Boomers are more obese th...
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Childbirth fair planned at Western Baptist
Staff report Parents-to-be can get useful information and tour the Birthing Center at Western Baptist Hospital’s annual free Childbirth Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Aug.13 in the atrium of Doctor’...
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Nutrition Quiz: Obesity study
By Sam McManis McClatchy-Tribune News Service All right, food indulgers: We’ve been busted. Harvard University researchers have just published a 20-year study that followed 120,000 men and wo...
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Alan Reed | The Sun Jane Merry leaves her hospital room on a forray Friday, just 11 days after having both hips replaced. The anterior hip replacement is less invasive than traditional hip surgery, leading to quicker recovery and less pain.
Double hip replacement possible with less pain
By Alan Reed areed@paducahsun.com Jane Merry thinks recovering from simultaneous double hip replacement at Lourdes is a breeze compared to the debilitating joint disease that brought her to t...
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